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Antonio Deon Tarver, born on November 21st in Orlando, Florida is a U.S. Olympic Bronze-Medalist, Philanthropist, Podcast Host, Actor, Boxing commentator and Former U.S. National Gold-Medal winning Boxer. Antonio made his professional debut with his first fight with Joaquin Garcia at the legendary Blue Horizon boxing Venue in Philadelphia in 1997. Throughout his first 16 fights of his career, which he’s all won, with an impressive feat of 14 out of 16 of those fights being won by knockout–Tarver quickly became a force to be reckoned with in the boxing world and had so many eyes on him from Florida... All the way to the local boxing hub in Philadelphia. In April of 2003, Tarver was placed in a bout against Montel Griffin, who at the time, was the reigning WBC and IBF light-heavyweight champion. After about a full hour in the ring, 12 rounds and after successfully flooring Griffin in the 1st and 12th rounds of the fight, Antonio was crowned the new champion after a unanimous decision. In May of 2004 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Antonio did something that would surprise many... He was set to do a rematch with Roy Jones Jr where he not only regained the WBC title, but also knocked RJJ out in the 2nd round–Where Jones had only been knocked out once in the then 50-fight entirety of his boxing career. Fast forwarding to 2006 after Antonio had become a household name after defeating Roy Jones, he appeared on the covers of iconic boxing Magazines such as The Ring and KO. He was also given the opportunity to be casted as Mason “The Line” Dixon in the Rocky Balboa installment of the film’s franchise that was released the same year. Antonio has since then gone on to be a boxing analyst for Showtime Championship Boxing, a spectator at some of the world’s most memorable boxing events and being a co-host on Friday Night Fights. Thank you to Antonio for stopping by the I Am Athlete studio to share his perspective on all things life and giving us insight on his past that built the resilient, brute force of nature that he is. Happy Early Birthday & Happy Scorpio SZN to you as well! 🍽 Get anything delivered with Uber Eats! Official On-Demand Delivery Partner of the NFL. Order now. *Not literally anything. Product availability varies by region. See app for details. Follow I AM ATHLETE: YouTube: ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/iamathlete Instagram: ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/iamathlete/... Twitter: ➡️ https://twitter.com/IAMATHLETEpod TikTok: ➡️ https://www.tiktok.com/@iamathlete_podcast Linkedin: ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/i-am-athlete Snap Chat: ➡️ https://story.snapchat.com/p/95780ea6-a4af-4e12-863f-c9d0b043aafc Apple Podcasts: ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-am-athlete-podcast/id1537836233 Spotify: ➡️ https://open.spotify.com/show/45N5cWXbdyGb2f1MjzTMZZ?si=7fq9yxUXT1erHJhc4_JCUw Follow PAPER ROUTE: Instagram: ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/paperrouteshow/ Apple Podcasts: ➡️ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-am-athlete-podcast/id1537836233 🎶 Listen to Paper Route By I AM ATHLETE on Faction Talk Channel 103 on the SXM app and get 3 Months Free. Subscribe Now. See Offer Details. Download or Install https://siriusxm.us/paperroute

The Boys are back again with another big one. This week, we sit back down with the newly crowned cruiserweight world champion, Jai Opetaia. He takes us through his historic victory against Mairis Briedis, what it was like battling through injury and adversity, how the broken jaw is healing, what life has been like since winning the title, and what his future looks like. We also recap UFC 278 from the weekend, AJ vs Usyk, and lots more. Presented by Palmerbet. Gamble responsibly.

This week, Lukasz takes us through Chris Billam-Smith's highly entertaining cruiserweight win over Isaac Chamberlain, and attempts to sum up Danny Garcia's entry into the light-middleweight division. Follow Lukasz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/craftyboxing Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FightSitedotcom Check out our written content on the website: https://www.thefight-site.com/ Support us directly on Patreon for exclusive content and access to the discord: https://www.patreon.com/fightsite We now have exclusive merchandise at teespring.com/stores/the-fight-site-shop

On this episode of the Fight Site boxing podcast, Lukasz digs into Jai Opetaia's extremely hard-fought upset win over Mairis Briedis, and in exactly what ways Opetaia was better than we predicted, and takes a look at the rest of the action from the weekend. Follow Lukasz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/craftyboxing Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FightSitedotcom Check out our written content on the website: https://www.thefight-site.com/ Support us directly on Patreon for exclusive content and access to the discord: https://www.patreon.com/fightsite We now have exclusive merchandise at teespring.com/stores/the-fight-site-shop

Brian Holstein is a professional cruiser weight boxer who was diagnosed with Cancer in October of 2021. As of recent Brian has gotten good news and come on The Hassle Of Hair to tell us the tart of his cancer redemption story.  https://linktr.ee/Thehassleofhair

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The Trainwreck sits down with 7-Time National Boxing Champion Hector Colon to discuss the life of a boxer and Hector's new book "Journey from Boxing Ring to Boardroom". Climb on board the Monthly Trainwreck!Please follow us on Instagram and Facebook! Our show is for entertainment purpose only. We are not responsible for any losses, damages, or liabilities that may arise from the use of this podcast.

This week on Tights and Fights, the Nation of Conversation breaks down what made round one of the Cruiserweight Classic so awesome. Does this mean the new Cruiserweight division on RAW will follow suit? Well... they'll discuss.

And Danielle was at RAW live in Anaheim! She’ll tell you about what you didn’t see if you were watching on TV. Plus, the team talk about whether there’s hope for Cesaro to finally get the push he deserves, what the best championship belt design of all time is and whether or not Ziggler is worthy of making the Superkick his permanent finish.

All that… AND how you’ll be able to find Danielle in season 3 of Lucha Underground.

With Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Mike Eagle

Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximumfun.org.